Missouri Auditor Finds Missouri School Bus Drivers Are Not Properly Screened For Employment
Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a report today that highlights some frightening facts. Most parents simply assume their child's bus driver is a stand up person who was thoroughly checked out by the state, right? Wrong.
A new report indicates school districts are not meeting state requirements for drug testing and criminal record checks for bus drivers. The study revealed 3 percent of all Missouri bus drivers and aides have never undergone a fingerprint criminal record check. On top of that, numerous districts failed to perform required random drug testing on many drivers. The audit consisted of 30 randomly selected school districts and three bus companies.
This is exactly the kind of oversight that leads to Missouri bus accidents.
